The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-18

Ateloh 1eAoos = LILO GeIfhutb Lueu, are CO.
pacially required to read and to hear the
words Of this prophecy. BY tho efforts Of
his servants, many things are now made
plain that were formerly hidden, and
doubtleas many thinps that are now hid.
den, his servants will hereafter make
plain. We set the highest value on the
good things that are the most diilicnlt to
obtain. l&l;5t, gI5h.,,
SPOKEN IN SYMBOLS.
It Is plain, then, that the explanation
Of these mysteries Is not to be found in
the meaning OF the words as they, are
commonly used, but by finding what Is
signihed by the seals, trumpets, yials,
dragons, witnesses, beasts, &C., as they
were shown by His angel unto His ser.
want John. s{af q -, ~
Thesignifance Of many Of the symbols,
and Of many Of the words uned as ymbolp,
In the Revelation, can be ascertained, by
finding where tho same symbols, and the
same words are used aa symbols BY other
writers in the Bible, and where there
symbolical meaning Is explained. By this
means and the direct declarations Of other
writers IN this book, We expect 10 find a
perfectly easy and Satisfactory solution Of
all the mystsries in the part OF tho Re.
velstian We have chosen log subject this
evening. !,
In tho second verse period Of forty
and two mouths is mentioned. We have
already found that q day Ia q prophetic
aymbol OF a yesr. There are thirty days
in prophetic month and three hundred
and sixty.hye days in prophetic year. BY
this reckoning forty and two months would
De 200 years.. AS this period OF time Ia
especially significant in this version we
will put It down on the blackboard for
reference hereafter. n :. y .lst' .,5 !
THE WITNESSES. i,g45
Witnesses are those who testify or e;ye
testimony. None can give testimoney but
those who know the facts to which thew
testify. None can be witnesaea Of Christ
but those who know him. Belief in q fact
is not qualification for a witness to tue
fRct, no matter how confident the belief
may be. For inatance, all the people In
the United States believed that G uitesu
ahot President Garfield. Thoss who were
present and saw II done, did not bslieya Il
more confidently than others did who
we're not there. The judge, jurorn and the
people did not believe the fact more
strongly after the trial than they did be.
fore. Bat none could be witnessss but the
few who were present at the time and cav
theshoot!ug. Tho two witnesses spokenoi
here are the two witnesses OF Jesus Christ.
They must be OF those who knew him ::
not Of those who only lad undoubtips
faith in Him. Therefore the words can.
not apply to any who have lived since the
aye when he WIGS upon the ea,th, Since
that age many could confidently believe
on him, but none could know Him, Con
sequently none could be witness OF Him.
We must therefore go back to that time
to find his two witnesses. The best and
most authentic history Of that time is the
Bible. s e, s. 7: !. & a +
/. In the tenth chapter OF Acts and 43l
verse, we find this statement, "To him
give all the prophets witness" But there
we're many prophets and only two Wit
nesaes. Ali the testimony Of all the
prophets is collected into one book. This
book il the, old Testament. This one book
now testlhes to US all that the prophsts
teatihed IN their days concerning Jesus
Christ. We sre looking, not for the real
witnesses, but for symbols of them, As
the old Testament actually does testify Of
Christ, and as it gives ell the testimony
We have concerning Him previous to His
first coming, we must accept it aa the avn.
Dol Of one Of the two wi.neaaes. 5. m
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES. \; ],
In the last chapter OF Luke ID a. record
Of what took place at the last interview Of
Jesus with the eleven, After recalling to
their minds the great facts concerning
himself, Hs tells them, "Ye are Witnesses
Of these things" In the commencement
ofthe frat chapter Of Acts, in q recital OF
this same interview, Jesus Is quoted as
saying, sand ye shall be witneaoes unto
me, both IN Jerusalem and in all Judea.
and in samaria, and unto the uttermost
part Of the earth It was necessary to
choose another Apostle to take the plscs
Of Judas. Peter stated what were the
necessary qualifications. He said Si"Of
those men who have 'companisd with IA
all the time.s from the baptism Of John.
unto that came day that be vas taken up
from US, muet one DO ordained, to be- q
witness with us Of his resurrection. "7It
must be one who had companied with
them all the time else be could not teDtify
to oil the facts, and therefore, could not be
witness. a f B.; 2. ~. 553.i.7f
1t Is a common mistake to aupposc
that Jesns met Saul OF Tarsas when he
was on his way to Damascus, merely to
mako q convert Of him. e ] esus. himself
stated the real object in these words; 81
have appeared unto thee for this purpose.
to make thee a minister aud q witness.b
He could not be q witness, without seeing
and knowing Him, and therefore He ap-
peared unto him: No fgrther proof can
be wanted that the apostles were witness.
60 OF Jesus. All their testimony is given
to ua In the New Testament. The Old
Testament thea Ii the one witness and
the New Testament is the other, Not
word OF testimony concerning Christ can
be found in the universe excapt what ia
contained in these two books, 3 Over.
abundant and conclusive 90 these proofs
are, the etrongeat and best one is vet to be
given, TOR the Mouth Of the Lord hath
spoken 1t: "Seatch the acriptures,, for in
them .ye think 70 have eternal lie. and
N1 NAS tApy "u4Gu AeStl!y OF us. 'fStiEg7ly
q It is now too late to finish the conaid.
erstion OF this subject this evening. Next
tordfn Day evening vs propose to sho1,
with aa much certainty and c,lesrness as
We have shown thasths two books OF the
Bible are the stwo Witnesses, that IA
Romish Church is the beast that sscisnded
2st Of the, hettemleas pit, and 1nsde var
against them and 5Eoyernnno tbsm snS
killed them. Z -" 80 80
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